Book-holder.



H. E. WOOD.

BOOK HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED 002030, 1912.

1,051,047; Patented Jan.21,1913.

llull 9% x. 2 1 n nummml" tint s HENRY ELLSWORTH WOOD, OF DENVER,COLORADO.

BOOK-HOLDER. I

Application filed October 30, 1912.

Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom it wiay concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY E. WOOD, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Denver, State of Colorado, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Book-Holders, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention subject of this application is an improved device forsupporting books, magazines or newspapers in an upright and openposition so that they may be read or referred to by a person engaged inwriting, eating or otherwise, and consists in a box or casing providedwith pivotal arms or blades serving as supports, and means for holdingthe book or paper, all combined and arranged in the manner hereinafterset forth and illustrated in the drawing hereto annexed.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved book holder exhibiting allof its accessory parts. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same with saidparts adjusted for receiving and supporting an open book. Fig. 8 is across sectional view of the device showing the parts adjusted forsupporting a newspaper or thin periodical. Fig. 4 is an end view of thedevice in a closed condition. Fig. 5 is a front view in elevation andpart section, and Fig. 6 a plan view of the under side of the device.

The device comprises an oblong box or casing A, preferably of sheetmetal suitably ornamented and provided with a hinged lid or cover B, andfeet V, with cork or rubber washers D set therein. The lid B when fullyopened assumes a .slightly inclined position as shown in Figs. 2 and 3,and at its middle point contains a rounded bulge or recess E to receivethe back of a hook and the forward side of the box is formed with aprojection F of corresponding shape in order to completely close the boxwhen the lid is down. To the under side of the casing A are pivoted twoarms or blades G, G, provided with cork or rubber tipped feet at theirends, and adapted to be turned as shown in the several figures to afforda wide base for supporting the device when in use. Similar arms H, H,are also fitted, preferably in pairs, to the inner or under side of thelid B, and are adapted to be turned or adjusted as may be mostconvenient to provide a back or rear support for a book or periodical.To the inner face of the rear wall of the casing H two shorter arms J,J, are pivoted, and these are adapted to be turned into an up rightposition as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, to engage and hold the lower edge ofa newspaper or relatively thin periodical. Similar arms K, K, arepivoted to the inner face of the front wall of the casing A to serve thesame oflice for a book or relatively thick publication, all of theblades or arms being secured to the casing by suitable pivot screws orrivets and intermediate spring washers as L, in order to prevent toofree movement and displacement when in use.

The parts described may be all folded in the box when so desired and thelatter closed, thus reducing the device to the smallest possiblecompass, while still providing spgace for small articles of stationaryor the li e.

What I claim is:

1. A book holder comprising a box or casing having arms or bladespivoted to its under side to constitute base supports, blades or armspivoted to the inner or under side of its hinged lid, to constitute aback support for a book or periodical, and arms or blades pivoted to theinner faces of its front and rear walls to constitute front supports forbooks or periodicals, all of said arms being adapted to be folded withinand under the box as set forth.

2. A book holder comprising, a box or casing provided with a hinged lidor cover having a curved recess to accommodate the back of an openedbook, base supports or arms pivoted to the bottom of the box, racksupports pivoted to the under side of the hinged lid, and front supportspivoted to the inner faces of the front and rear walls, substantially asset forth.

3. A book holder comprising a box or casing, a lid hinged thereto andadapted when fully opened to occupy a slightly inclined position, basesupports pivoted to the under side of the box, back supports pivoted Intestimony whereof I affix my signature to the inner or under side of thelid, and in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

front supports pivoted to the inner faces HENRY ELLSWORTH WOOD. of thefront and rear Walls of the box, all Witnesses:

of said supports being adapted to fold into E. SEGERs'rROM,

and under the box, as set forth. A. M. CAMPBELL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

